| From: | Andreas Mixich |
| Date: | 6 Aug 2000 at 16:04:17 |
| Subject: | Re: reliable filetype recognition needed |
Hello Donald
On 05-Aug-00, you wrote:
DD> On 04-Aug-00, Andreas Mixich wrote:
DD>
DD>> While I am on this I would like to express my disappointment with the
DD>> OS3.5 hype (can't stop saying it, it is SUCH a hype, in my humble
DD>> opinion !).
DD>
DD>> AmigaOS lacks in so many things.....Where are some new standards ?
DD>> Like: A styleguide for such file IDs...
DD>> A general, systemwide database engine. Store your hotlists,
DD>> addresses,
DD>> disk-catalogs, mime-types, mime-actions etc. in ONE database,
DD>> accessible by any program with shared-library access.
DD>> This database could store filetype recogs. All the above
DD>> implementations could be dropped, except datatypes.library, which
DD>> could use this database for recog, or some interaction to the
DD>> devs:dataypes/#? files would be possible...
DD>
DD> Andreas: have you talked to Amiga about what you want?
I have been crazy enough to write my ideas/suggestions to Haage&Partner.
(general purpose database engine, devices for internet, multi-user additions
to the system (especially filesystem) etc.)
I never got a response...
I still have a mail on hold, but their lack in interest just shortened my
interest...
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